Prepopulating a jsp form before submitting - using Struts?

[Amit Saini]

HI,
Im trying to create a form in jsp (using struts framework).
I'm trying to add some data to the database.
But one of the form elements is a select box which I need to be prepopulated from the database when the form loads.

I am able to submit the form using the Form bean and Action bean but I dont understand how can I pre-populate the select box when the page loads.

Can anyone give me any hint? I think I might have to create another action bean but I'm just not sure. I'd appreciate if someone can point out the steps for prepopulating.

Thanks once again
[ April 21, 2005: Message edited by: Amit Saini ]

[Sree Jag]

I think I might have to create another action bean but I'm just not sure.

Exactly...It's a best practice to access a JSP via a Action. So that the data for JSP can be constructed by the action file.

Seshu

[alan do]

say your select box form-property is defined as 'hasAccess'. your form output will be <input type="checkbox" name="hasAccess" value="Y"/> (you can rewrite this in html:checkbox yourself).

"Y" is the true/false value that comes from the database.

to pre-populate this, in your Action class, you need to call form.set("hasAccess", myValue); where "form." is your action form and where 'myValue' is the variable that stores the information that comes from the database.